- 生活方式 shēnghuófāngshì lifestylethe particular way in which a person or group lives
- 性生活 xìngshēnghuó sex life
- 生活费 shēnghuófèi living expensesthe amount of money needed to pay for food, rent, and other basic necessities
- 私生活 sīshēnghuó private life
- 夜生活 yèshēnghuó nightlifenight life
- 生活资料 shēnghuózīliào biographical documentsdocuments, records, or archive materials relating to an individual's life
- 讨生活 tǎoshēnghuó make a livingto eke out a living or live from hand to mouth, often under difficult conditions
- 生活必需品 shēnghuóbìxūpǐn necessitiesbasic necessities of life
- 生活教育 shēnghuójiàoyù life skills educationEducation in practical, emotional, social and moral aspects of daily living (Taiwan usage).
- 生活水平 shēnghuóshuǐpíng living standards
- 生活污水 shēnghuówūshuǐ domestic sewage
- 生活美学 shēnghuóměixué lifestyle aestheticsappreciation of the finer things in life
- 生活设施 shēnghuóshèshī amenitiesliving facilities
- 生活馆 shēnghuóguǎn lifestyle storea living museum or lifestyle center showcasing a particular way of life
- 维持生活 wéichíshēnghuó subsistto maintain a basic level of existence or livelihood; to eke out a living
- 做生活 zuòshēnghuó workto work or perform manual labor
- 铁窗生活 tiěchuāngshēnghuó prison lifethe experience, routine, or duration of time spent living behind bars or in incarceration
- 反美是工作赴美是生活 fǎn Měishìgōngzuòfù Měishìshēnghuó anti-American hypocrisybeing anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)
- 品味生活 pǐnwèishēnghuó savor lifeto appreciate or savor life
- 寄生生活 jìshēngshēnghuó parasitic lifeThe life of a parasite (biological) or a parasitic lifestyle (metaphorical).
- 慢生活 mànshēnghuó slow living
- 政治生活 zhèngzhìshēnghuó political life
- 生活作风 shēnghuózuòfēng conductpersonal behavior and lifestyle, especially regarding moral standards and integrity in one's private life
- 生活垃圾 shēnghuólājī household wastedomestic garbage
